Annual mean 11°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
21.7 °C
Coldest
5.2 °C
Wettest
57%
Windiest
7.8 m/s
Prevailing
SW
6.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
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The average temperature in Zaanstad over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. The rainy (wet) season in Zaanstad runs from October to March, peaking in December with a 54% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to September; May is the driest month, at 28%. Winds in Zaanstad are highest in February, averaging 7.1 m/s (26 km/h), and lightest in May, at 5.4 m/s (19 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Zaanstad come in August, when the sky is typically 48% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Zaanstad climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
6°C
4°C
0°C
50%
71%
6.9 m/s
0
0
6
February
7°C
4°C
1°C
49%
63%
7.1 m/s
0
0
12
March
9°C
5°C
3°C
44%
57%
6.2 m/s
2
0
25
April
12°C
7°C
7°C
37%
52%
5.7 m/s
9
0
51
May
16°C
11°C
12°C
28%
50%
5.4 m/s
35
2
75
June
19°C
14°C
17°C
28%
50%
5.5 m/s
64
9
75
July
21°C
16°C
18°C
30%
52%
5.4 m/s
70
10
73
August
21°C
16°C
19°C
32%
48%
5.4 m/s
72
14
70
September
19°C
14°C
16°C
39%
51%
5.4 m/s
58
7
77
October
15°C
11°C
10°C
45%
61%
6.3 m/s
16
0
71
November
10°C
7°C
4°C
54%
65%
6.5 m/s
0
0
33
December
7°C
5°C
1°C
54%
73%
6.8 m/s
0
0
12
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Zaanstad weather by season
Year round, Zaanstad has days of about 6°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 21°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around May. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Zaanstad weather in winterDecember to February
High 7°CLow 5°CRain 51%
Winter in Zaanstad has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Zaanstad weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 7°CRain 36%
Spring in Zaanstad has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
Zaanstad weather in summerJune to August
High 20°CLow 15°CRain 30%
Summer in Zaanstad has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Zaanstad weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 11°CRain 46%
Autumn in Zaanstad has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Zaanstad?
The rainy (wet) season in Zaanstad runs from October to March, peaking in December with a 54% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to September; May is the driest month, at 28%.
What time of year is Zaanstad windiest?
Winds in Zaanstad are highest in February, averaging 7.1 m/s (26 km/h), and lightest in May, at 5.4 m/s (19 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Zaanstad year round?
The average temperature in Zaanstad over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.